items tagged with Ocean
NASA maps potential ocean areas for “green” wind power
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-07-12 11:13:32
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-07-12 11:13:32
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.
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Inhumane humans blamed for unhealthy U.S. coral reefs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-08 15:15:50
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 50% of all coral reefs in U.S. waters are either in “poor” or “fair” condition. NOAA places the blame on their terrible condition on human beings, with one federal official calling humans the “most invasive species of all.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-08 15:15:50
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 50% of all coral reefs in U.S. waters are either in “poor” or “fair” condition. NOAA places the blame on their terrible condition on human beings, with one federal official calling humans the “most invasive species of all.”
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French/U.S. Jason 2 launches to measure rising sea levels
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-20 10:58:44
NASA announced Friday, June 20, 2008, that the ocean monitoring satellite Jason 2 was launched successfully from the U.S. Air Force’s Vandenberg Air Force Base (California) at 12:46 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 0746 GMT.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-20 10:58:44
NASA announced Friday, June 20, 2008, that the ocean monitoring satellite Jason 2 was launched successfully from the U.S. Air Force’s Vandenberg Air Force Base (California) at 12:46 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 0746 GMT.
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JOCI grades United States on ocean policy—where’s the dunce cap?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-13 16:22:41
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) grades the states and the U.S. government on their 2007 ocean-policy performance. State and regional governments made the grade, but the federal government needs summer school for a lot of additional tutoring.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-13 16:22:41
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) grades the states and the U.S. government on their 2007 ocean-policy performance. State and regional governments made the grade, but the federal government needs summer school for a lot of additional tutoring.
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Brittlestar Volcanica: the search for food
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-05-19 22:32:12
A city of tiny "brittlestar" starfish have been found on a huge undersea volcano, waving their "arms" in the water to catch passing by particles of food.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-05-19 22:32:12
A city of tiny "brittlestar" starfish have been found on a huge undersea volcano, waving their "arms" in the water to catch passing by particles of food.
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